Serbia issues arrest warrant for wartime Muslim commander

The two members of Bosnian Muslim forces in the 1992-95 war in Bosnia-Herzegovina are suspected of committing war crimes against local Serbs in the Drina region in 1992.

"Interpol Belgrade has used Interpol's international channel for exchange of information to send international arrest warrants for Orić and Meholjić to all Interpol members," Bosnia's Directorate for Coordination of Police Bodies told the Federation of BiH Television.

Considering the two suspects are citizens of Bosnia-Herzegovina, the directorate said it would notify the country's Justice Ministry, which would then decide on the next steps.

The same television outlet also reported that the Interpol HQ will in the coming days decide whether to issue "red notices" for the arrest of Orić and Meholjić.

In the meantime, Tanjug said it learned from the Police Directorate that the Interpol National Central Bureau for Serbia has issued an arrest warrant for Orić at the request of the Serbian Justice Ministry.